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All I can say is that my kids would have been VERY disappointed if they had looked out and seen only a few very close friends. They did not think of the service as only special for grandparents and best friends, and that is not the norm in this area. Just go to a few B'nai Mitzvot and look at the crowd - no-one has that many very close friends.

That said, for a child with a real conflict, they were not offended if the friend only came to the party, as long as they knew in advance.[/quote]

I don't believe you.  Your kids would be VERY disappointed if everyone they invited didn't attend a religious service?  I think you would be disappointed.[/quote]

I didn't say that my kids would have been disappointed if [b]everyone they invited[/b] didn't attend their service. I said they would be disappointed if [b]only a few[/b] friends attended. And whether you believe me or not, they knew who came, who told them in advance that there was a conflict, and who didn't show up. It's not a question of judging the kids who didn't attend the service (and most kids DID attend the service), it's that it was important to my kids to have their friends there. And yes, I would have been disappointed, but more because I would have hurt on behalf of my kids.

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